Physicist
Paul Dirac
1902 - 1984
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Paul Dirac
His biography is available in 102 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Dirac is the 67th most popular physicist (down from 35th in 2024), the 196th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 97th in 2019) and the 19th most popular British Physicist.
Paul Dirac is most famous for his discovery of the equation that predicted the existence of antimatter.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, Paul Dirac ranks 67 out of 851. Before him are Leo Szilard, Wolfgang Pauli, Andrei Sakharov, Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Max Born, and Charles Glover Barkla. After him are Léon Foucault, Norman Foster Ramsey Jr., Philipp Lenard, Lev Landau, Frédéric Joliot-Curie, and Ludwig Boltzmann.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
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Leo Szilard
1898 - 1964
HPI: 78.22
Rank: 61
Wolfgang Pauli
1900 - 1958
HPI: 78.12
Rank: 62
Andrei Sakharov
1921 - 1989
HPI: 78.11
Rank: 63
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
1853 - 1926
HPI: 78.07
Rank: 64
Max Born
1882 - 1970
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 65
Charles Glover Barkla
1877 - 1944
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 66
Paul Dirac
1902 - 1984
HPI: 77.91
Rank: 67
Léon Foucault
1819 - 1868
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 68
Norman Foster Ramsey Jr.
1915 - 2011
HPI: 77.88
Rank: 69
Philipp Lenard
1862 - 1947
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 70
Lev Landau
1908 - 1968
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 71
Frédéric Joliot-Curie
1900 - 1958
HPI: 77.57
Rank: 72
Ludwig Boltzmann
1844 - 1906
HPI: 77.57
Rank: 73
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1902, Paul Dirac ranks 10. Before him are Georgy Malenkov, Erik Erikson, Leni Riefenstahl, John Steinbeck, Carl Rogers, and Halldór Laxness. After him are Isaac Bashevis Singer, Eugene Wigner, Kurt Alder, Saud of Saudi Arabia, Fernand Braudel, and Alfred Kastler. Among people deceased in 1984, Paul Dirac ranks 6. Before him are Indira Gandhi, Michel Foucault, Yuri Andropov, Richard Burton, and Marvin Gaye. After him are François Truffaut, Truman Capote, James Mason, Alfred Kastler, Tigran Petrosian, and Mohamed Naguib.
Others Born in 1902
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Georgy Malenkov
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1988
HPI: 79.10
Rank: 4
Erik Erikson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1902 - 1994
HPI: 78.99
Rank: 5
Leni Riefenstahl
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 2003
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 6
John Steinbeck
WRITER
1902 - 1968
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 7
Carl Rogers
PSYCHOLOGIST
1902 - 1987
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 8
Halldór Laxness
WRITER
1902 - 1998
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 9
Paul Dirac
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1984
HPI: 77.91
Rank: 10
Isaac Bashevis Singer
WRITER
1902 - 1991
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 11
Eugene Wigner
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1995
HPI: 75.92
Rank: 12
Kurt Alder
CHEMIST
1902 - 1958
HPI: 75.78
Rank: 13
Saud of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1969
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 14
Fernand Braudel
HISTORIAN
1902 - 1985
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 15
Alfred Kastler
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1984
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1984
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Indira Gandhi
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1984
HPI: 91.54
Rank: 1
Michel Foucault
PHILOSOPHER
1926 - 1984
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 2
Yuri Andropov
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1984
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 3
Richard Burton
ACTOR
1925 - 1984
HPI: 81.95
Rank: 4
Marvin Gaye
SINGER
1939 - 1984
HPI: 80.56
Rank: 5
Paul Dirac
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1984
HPI: 77.91
Rank: 6
François Truffaut
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 1984
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 7
Truman Capote
WRITER
1924 - 1984
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 8
James Mason
ACTOR
1909 - 1984
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 9
Alfred Kastler
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1984
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 10
Tigran Petrosian
CHESS PLAYER
1929 - 1984
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 11
Mohamed Naguib
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1984
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Paul Dirac ranks 196 out of NaN. Before him are Charles Glover Barkla (1877), William of Ockham (1285), Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (1771), Maggie Smith (1934), Victoria, Princess Royal (1840), and John Napier (1550). After him are Robert Robinson (1886), Blackbeard (1680), Ian McKellen (1939), Eric Clapton (1945), Cat Stevens (1948), and Saint Patrick (385).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsCharles Glover Barkla
PHYSICIST
1877 - 1944
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 190
William of Ockham
PHILOSOPHER
1285 - 1347
HPI: 77.99
Rank: 191
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1851
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 192
Maggie Smith
ACTOR
1934 - 2024
HPI: 77.94
Rank: 193
Victoria, Princess Royal
COMPANION
1840 - 1901
HPI: 77.93
Rank: 194
John Napier
MATHEMATICIAN
1550 - 1617
HPI: 77.92
Rank: 195
Paul Dirac
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1984
HPI: 77.91
Rank: 196
Robert Robinson
CHEMIST
1886 - 1975
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 197
Blackbeard
PIRATE
1680 - 1718
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 198
Ian McKellen
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 199
Eric Clapton
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 200
Cat Stevens
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 201
Saint Patrick
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
385 - 461
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 202
Among Physicists In United Kingdom
Among physicists born in United Kingdom, Paul Dirac ranks 19. Before him are William Gilbert (1544), Nevill Francis Mott (1905), David J. Thouless (1934), Brian Josephson (1940), Patrick Blackett (1897), and Charles Glover Barkla (1877). After him are James Chadwick (1891), C. F. Powell (1903), William Henry Bragg (1862), Thomas Young (1773), Peter Higgs (1929), and Roger Penrose (1931).
William Gilbert
1544 - 1603
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 13
Nevill Francis Mott
1905 - 1996
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 14
David J. Thouless
1934 - 2019
HPI: 79.67
Rank: 15
Brian Josephson
1940 - Present
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 16
Patrick Blackett
1897 - 1974
HPI: 78.48
Rank: 17
Charles Glover Barkla
1877 - 1944
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 18
Paul Dirac
1902 - 1984
HPI: 77.91
Rank: 19
James Chadwick
1891 - 1974
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 20
C. F. Powell
1903 - 1969
HPI: 76.50
Rank: 21
William Henry Bragg
1862 - 1942
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 22
Thomas Young
1773 - 1829
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 23
Peter Higgs
1929 - 2024
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 24
Roger Penrose
1931 - Present
HPI: 74.08
Rank: 25
